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Amber Ruffin sarcastically addresses her removal from White House Correspondents’ dinner

Comedian Amber Ruffin is taking a sharp, satirical approach to address the White House Correspondents’ Association and the Trump administration’s decision to cancel her appearance at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. During an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Ruffin didn’t hold back, mocking the organization’s request for her to craft jokes that were “fair to both sides.” “Amber, when people are objectively terrible, we should be able to point it out on television,” Meyers said during their […]

todayApril 2, 2025

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White House Correspondents’ Association cancels Amber Ruffin performance at dinner

Comedian Amber Ruffin will no longer serve as headline performer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the White House Correspondents’ Association announced on Saturday. “The WHCA board has unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year,” said Eugene Daniels, WHCA president, in a statement to association members. He continued, “At this consequential moment for journalism, I want to ensure the focus is not on the politics of division but entirely on awarding our colleagues for […]

todayMarch 29, 2025

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Amber Ruffin named as entertainer for 2025 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

Comedian, actress and writer Amber Ruffin has been announced as the 2025 entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. The annual event hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) will honor the achievements of journalists covering the White House throughout the association’s 111-year history. Ruffin joins a long list of comics to serve as the WHCA dinner’s entertainment, including, most recently, Colin Jost from “Saturday Night Live” and, before him, Roy Wood Jr. and Trevor Noah. “When […]

todayFebruary 4, 2025

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‘They playing in our face’: Black Republicans, Amber Rose draw outrage at RNC

During the first night of the Republican National Convention, which officially coronated Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, there were clear attempts to center Black voices. A host of Black Republicans delivered remarks, including Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, and Reps. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., John James, R-Mich., and Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.  Amber Rose says Trump isn’t racist The most trending topic from Monday night’s RNC kickoff came […]

todayJuly 16, 2024 1

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Amber Rose is right: Joe Biden doesn’t care about Black people

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.  Cory: “How come you ain’t never liked me? Troy: Like you? Who the hell say I got to like you? What law is there say I got to like you? … I go out of here every morning … bust my butt putting up with them crackers every day … because I like you? You about the biggest fool […]

todayMay 24, 2024